Just one of those nights, right? More than half of all Marlins plate appearances on Saturday ended with strikeouts, and unsurprisingly, that prevented them from producing enough runs to extend their winning streak.
For the second time on this Marlins homestand, Miguel Rojas ignited the offense with a leadoff home run in the first inning.
However, Adrian Houser would go on to retire 18 of the next 22 batters, 10 of them via strikeout (matching his career best). The way in which Houser went about it was extremely unconventional by 2021 MLB standards. He relied overwhelmingly on his fastball, particularly his sinker.